Question

analyzing seminal documents mastery test
i long to hear that you have declared an independence - and by the way in the new code of laws which i suppose it will be necessary for you to make. i desire you would remember the ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the husbands. remember all men would be tyrants if they could. if particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or representation
that your sex are naturally tyrannical is a truth so thoroughly established as to admit of no dispute, but such of you as wish to be happy willingly give up the harsh title of master for the more tender and endearing one of friend
passage 2
excerpt adapted from letter from john adams to abigail adams, 14 april 1776
as to declarations of independence, be patient. read our privateering laws, and our commercial laws. what signifies a word.
as to your extraordinary code of laws, i cannot but laugh. we have been told that our struggle has loosened the bands of government everywhere. that children and apprentices were disobedient - that schools and colleges were grown turbulent - but your
2
select all the correct answers.
which two concepts do both of these letters address?
□ commercial laws governing trade between the states
□ the idea of women organizing a rebellion
□ the claim that in reality, woman dominate men
□ a code of laws that limits the power men have over women
□ the idea that women, children, and apprentices are all becoming rebellious
reset next

Explanation:

In the first passage, Abigail Adams asks John Adams to "remember the Ladies" and warns of a rebellion if women have no voice in laws. She also mentions limiting men's power over women. The second passage mentions children and apprentices being disobedient but doesn't directly relate to the other options. The idea of women organizing a rebellion is mentioned in the first passage, and the idea of a code of laws limiting men's power over women is also a key - point.

Answer:

B. the idea of women organizing a rebellion
D. a code of laws that limits the power men have over women